Power Utility

Sustaining Power Generation for a Sustainable Future

Securing cleaner energy to achieve better air quality is a cornerstone of CLP’s operations. Our Energy Vision is for a greener Hong Kong and the...

Sustaining Power Generation for a Sustainable Future

Securing cleaner energy to achieve better air quality is a cornerstone of CLP’s operations. Our Energy Vision is for a greener Hong Kong and the...

Preformed Line Products expands in Asia Pacific

In its 2010 Outlook Update, the Asia Development Bank commented as follows on the Asia Pacific Region, “Despite the sluggish global recovery, the...

India's Moser Baer to spend $1 B on solar plants in 9 months

Moser Baer is investing $1 billion in solar projects with a cumulative capacity of 300 MW in the country and abroad in the next nine months.

Power shortage in China to worsen in 2012

But nuclear will remain key to China's energy policy with new approvals to start in 2012.

Tepco may sell thermal plants to cover nuke damages

Tepco plans to cut another 100 billion yen in costs to help pay for damage at its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Singapore power plant to be built with Siemens' components

Siemens will supply the power block and other main components for the new combined-cycle power plant in Singapore.

NTPC warns distribution companies: Pay up or no supply

NTPC has warned BSES Rajdhani and BSES Yamuna over their outstanding dues warning that power supply would be stopped soon if the Rs 195 crore were...

Tepco insists critical Fukushima units withstood earthquake

Tepco claims critical units of its Fukushima nuclear plant withstood shaking from the March 11 earthquake.

The growth and development of natural gas in China

Whilst the growth of natural gas usage for industrial and power generation purposes is developing swiftly across Asia no country is investing as much...

Biofuels revisted - does it matter?

When we think of biofuels, we shelve it away as being more related to transport fuel and also in the “been there, didn’t work” box. The surge of...

Asia taking over leadership on smart grids still far from reality

The chances of Asia outpacing the West in terms of investments on smart grid are slim in the near term, says an industry player.

Focus moves to China's offshore wind opportunities as onshore profit margins shrink

Suffering from shrinking profit margins from onshore wind farm projects since the beginning of 2011, China's wind turbine manufacturers are now...

A holistic security program is needed for energy and utility systems

In the US and even globally there is an increasing emphasis on improving the cyber security of the systems and components controlling such things as...

Asian wind turbine manufacturers jostle for export supremacy

Exports have been the driving force behind the spectacular economic growth rates seen across much of Asia over the past decade. So it comes as little...

Carbon capture, utilization and storage

Fossil fuels will remain the predominant source of global energy through for at least the next two decades and possibly beyond. However, their usage...

JSW Energy rises on possible nod to sell power

JSW Energy has moved higher by 8% to Rs 44.25 on reports of a go-ahead from the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission to sell power to its...